: Can keywords in the URL path be separated by commas for Google? As we know, keywords in the URL are helpful with your SEO, for example, /keyword1-keyword2, or keyword1_keyword2. We know that

@Margaret670

Commas are not typically used in URLs and are not recommended. You should stick to using either underscores or hyphens/dashes. That being said, Google recommends hyphens/dashes, so I would go with that: support.google.com/webmasters/answer/76329?hl=en

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@Berumen354

Browser will encode input, according to the character-set used in your page.

I personally avoid , in url structure, because of encoding. It's %2C.

So your url would be like /url=keyword1%2Ckeyword2.

Commas are allowed in the filename part of a URL, but are reserved characters in the domain.

* From the URI RFC:


2.2. Reserved Characters

Many URI include components consisting of or delimited by, certain
special characters. These characters are called "reserved", since
their usage within the URI component is limited to their reserved
purpose. If the data for a URI component would conflict with the
reserved purpose, then the conflicting data must be escaped before
forming the URI.

reserved = ";" | "/" | "?" | ":" | "@" | "&" | "=" | "+" |
"$" | ","


The "reserved" syntax class above refers to those characters that are
allowed within a URI, but which may not be allowed within a
particular component of the generic URI syntax


While it's definitely possible to use commas in URLs, it's not a widely used practice, nor is it recommended.

Further reading: www.searchenginenews.com/sample/content/are-you-using-commas-in-your-urls-heres-what-you-need-to-know

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